Re: [gentoo-dev] Around 425 non-existent packages in p.mask?

[Marius Mauch <genone@gentoo.org>]

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On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:26:03 +0200
Alin Nastac <mrness@gentoo.org> wrote:

> Marius Mauch wrote:
> 
> >>If not, i *personally* could go slowly removing the entries, along
> >>with other people willing to help, or any other _better_ suggestion
> >>to deal with this?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Don't do this without explicitly checking with the maintainer for a
> >package (if existant). Generally redundant entries in package.mask
> >don't hurt, so if it's not absolutely clear that the entry is not
> >needed anymore keep it.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> Hmm.. I fail to see why package.mask shouldn't be cleaned without
> everyone's consent.
> Assuming the script is correct, why would you contact the maintainer
> of package foe when the oldest version in the current tree is bigger
> than the masked one?

Because there are more scenarios than the one you see.

Marius

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